Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-17
The News ~Eptiom1zea.

The News EptioM'zed.
1t is no expected that the newly APP
pointed treasurer will assume the duties
OF his office before the latter part of this
week.
Gen. Boulanger's plan for experimental
mobilization of the French army next
October is d~istrnsted at Berlin. If
France mubilizes Germany will mobilize.
William O'Brier editor OF the United
Ireland, who is now in Canada, has been
elected without opposition to the COM
mons for the northwest division OF Cork.
Saturday and Sunday the bodies Of
seventeen more victims were brought up
ont of the Nanaimo, b. o., mine. Six
white men and eleven Cinnamon are yet
to be found.
At ten O'Clock list pighN Dennis Q ,in-
Ian, q young carrlssne painter, was
murdered in Omaha. August Schnell
and Charles Volner have been arrested
for the crime.
Bismarck has gwen official statutory
notice to house and lard owners con-
csrned that the German government
contemplates the extension of the iorti-
fed area around 5trasburg, Metz and
Posens.
Upon application of eli the national
banks in Omaha, Neb. the comptroller
of the currency has designated that city
as a reserve city under the provisions of
the act passed at the last SESSION Of
congress.
The funeral of the late Justice Woods,
of the supreme court, took place at the
family residence at Washington last
evening. 1t was q private. one, and only
invited friends and members of the
family were present.
The Hawaiian war ship Kane will
proceed shortly to Samos, thence to
Tonga, with the intention, it is stated,
OF annexipg the latter and negotiating
a treaty of federation similar to that
effected wits Samoa.
A strike AID tie-np among lake
sailors is expected very Don The
steamers union (knights of labor has
issued q circular soliciting the support
OF members to let alone cargoes loaded
by n%on-union men and avoiding unload
ing vessels sailed by non-union men.
The Ryan house at Boissvain, Monta-
ma, caught fire early yesterday morning
and the flames spread so rapidly under q
strong wind that the guests barely
escaped with their lives, jumping from the
windows in their night clothes. Duncan
McBean, o grain dealer, was burned to
death.
Assistant sac.saff5y Neg aassyJssrd has de-
oided it is in violation of law against
importing labor under contract, to hire
persona residing in Drummondville
Canada, to work in this country and
who cross the suspension bridge morn
ing and night, going to and returning
from work.
Yesterday Gov. Ross, of New Mexico
forwarded the death warrant or p. f
l0'Donnel, who will be excuted at Silver
City next Friday, the same day thai
Jasper Thompson will be hung at Sooor-
TO. This will finish a quartette of muir
derers about whom there has been 81
much public discussion,
Edward Morris, OF the Fairbanks can.
ming company, of Chicago, cables from
Paris that he has concluded a contract
for LOCO, 600 kilos of canned meat for tn;
French army, and for 100000 kilos TO,
the navy. This IS stated to be the larges'
ooptract ever made with an American
firm by 8 foreign government.
Jim Robinson, a negro confined in the
county jail, attempted to murder Ed
Collins, another prisoner, yesterday
afternoon with 3 knife made out of Q
boot spring. He jumped o Collins and
cut three horrible gsshes in his back
Collins will resover. although fo~rty-seYer
stitches were required to sew up the
wound.